Where does “kylmyysnapa” come from?

kylmyysnapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylmyys, from Finnish kylmä, from Proto-Finnic külmä, from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kylmyysnapa (Finnish): Pole of Cold

Definitions

  1. Pole of Cold

Ancestry of “kylmyysnapa”, step by step

kylmyysnapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylmyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylmyyscoldness
2Finnishkylmäcold; level
3Proto-Finnickülmäcold
4Proto-Finno-Permickülmä—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →